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That's a good question ... I'm a daughter, a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend ... and there's so much more! But for the purpose of this blog I am a first and foremost a reader.

When I was in the first grade I read The Hobbit and my love of Fantasy took root. By the time I left elementary school I had completed the entire series as well as The Belgariad by David Eddings. Seventh grade brought me the beginning of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series ... which is still not complete. High school and college introduced me to the classics and to history. My reading disappeared for several years when I had a child. Then I started a book club and it came back in full force.

Today I read anything that catches my eye ... at the moment that includes historical fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, and any titles I find interesting. I'm always on the lookout for the next great find ... any suggestions?

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Freakonomics (Feb. 08)

I finally listened to Freakonomics by Stephen Levitt this month.This book has been on my “to be read” list since May of 2005.What a fascinating book!The author has an amazing ability to look at long established “facts” in a completely new way, overthrowing commonly accepted wisdom, and finding the real causes behind changes in our society.I highly recommend this to everyone.It is short, to the point, and - regardless of whether you agree with his conclusions or not - it will make you think.

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If you liked this book you should read Malcolm Gladwell's book, "The Tipping Point." I read his book first and then Freakonomics and found that I preferred Gladwell's. The interesting thing is that they both looked at the crime problem dropping in New York City during the 90s and came up with completely different conclusions for why that happened. It blew my mind a little bit.